lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory
Of the risen King
Jesus, Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen king
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
-8:43 pm
realised that I'm blogging rather infrequently now though it's finally the HOLS! most of my cynical sch friends would reply to that with "WHAT hols?". Ok yes, there may be lots and lots to do but still we've got to MAKE time to enjoy ourselves and get rested before term 3 starts. I can practically list down all the stuff we have to get done (yes, and despite the so-called no-holiday-homework rule), just made up of mostly PTs, cleverly disguised as "work given before the holidays so girls, you are given time to finish them at the start of term 3."
Things I have to get done:
1. all my maths assignments
2. chem PT (eeps it's super late)
3. geog PT
4. bio PT
5. chinese PT
6. chinese holiday hw
7. revise semester 1 bio (I did pretty badly for it in the EOIs)
I shall cheong all these by the 2nd week of hols so that I go for ignyte with a peace of mind and playyyyyy for the rest of the hols :)
To counter this, I shall have a fun list of things to do!
1. watch madagascar with my cell
2. go to the beach for the whole day with my family/ friends
3. IGNYTE YOUTH CONFERENCE!! (can't wait! ha!)
4. pack my room (believe me, it's fun. all the junk i find- it's a little like rediscovering myself and my stuff... haha)
5. go on a (window) shopping spree!
6. cook: tiramisu, my signature cupcakes and lor mai kai
7. put together a photo-journal of my tioman trip
8. go swimming (ok looks it like I'm running out of ideas)
I'm trying to plan my hols and have a soft copy of the june calendar in my comp but my printer won't work! Sigh. Anyways, I went for service learning (CIP) at Pet Villa (a shelter for abandoned stray cats and dogs in a very ulu place in pasir ris) yesterday. It was quite an eye opener really, different from what I had expected. The dogs were mostly mongrels- not in very good "condition".There was a really ill dalmatian with open sores and wounds that seemed infected, with flies buzzing around its lame body. It was really a heart-wrenching picture. What was ironic is that just right beside the shelter is a place selling all kinds of pet stuff- a Pets Megamart- and they had puppies up for sale. We saw a lady carrying a new pup she just bought (it was so cute!) and that set us off all squealing at the little pup. But it's really sad to see that people would rather buy new born puppies than adopt dogs which need homes and TLC more than those puppies. We were tasked to help with cleaning the area where the cats are kept. They were definitely more serene than the dogs though the dogs were more... I would say affectionate. It's just that connection I have with dogs- their sad eyes betrayed feelings of hurt from being abandoned by their owners. We (lou, zm and I) were all quite squeamish about washing the cat litter boxes at first (the other more popular option was to sweep the indoor kennels, which was quickly taken up by weiz, neeti and siau rui) but after you get licked by a dozen dogs and splashed by the water from the litter boxes, you don't quite care anymore. I was just glad to be of service, just to be around the cats and dogs :) There was a really cute, plump little jack russell which reminded me of Milo the dog from The Mask. Maybe I'll take pictures of them and upload them here the next time I go over.
Looks like my hols will be pretty busy. But I've got to remind myself: busyness doesn't always mean productivity. Want to make sure that I get a good rest this june- have all the fun I want but make sure I get work done too- and return to school in term 3 all refreshed and fired up! Yea!
Now I just can't wait for IGNYTE. Tried to invite some friends today but no affirmative answer yet so I shall keep praying about it. Am honoured for being invited to join the SPs on the first day. I'm praying that
IGNYTE will really re-ignite that deep burning passion I have for God and FUEL it till everyone around me can
feel da heat! haha (: As it is, I'm currently at day 19 of my purpose-driven life. I'm praying that God will continue to speak to me through that book. It's really a powerful tool for spiritual growth. It's like a summary of all the fundamental truths a Christian should know and principles we should live by. Everyday I read it and I go WOW because it's really enlightening so everybody, go read that book!
To wake up everyday knowing that someone up there loves you, to thank Him for something He has done and to pray that whether or not I get anything done each day, I'll spend time loving Him and loving others because that's what I'm living for...
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